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Subject:Re: Westfalia stove problem
From:Stuart MacMillan
Date:Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:30:45 -0700

Yes, but those are only for replacing broken shafts, like when someone's foot snaps off the knob when exiting the upper bunk.  Like Jim says, tighten or rebuild the actual valve.  This will require removing the stove/sink top.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Steven Johnson
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 7:54 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Westfalia stove problem

I think this is what you are referring to:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1953326

Steven
91 Westy

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 10:18 AM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Stuart just posted something about these hard to find items being 
> available again on the samba.com <http://samba.com/>.  I couldn’t find 
> his post for the link but I saved it somewhere.
>
> Perhaps that is what is needed for the fix?
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL auto Westfalia
>
>
> > On Oct 10, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I **THINK** (but don't know for sure) that all those stove valves 
> > are rebuildable and that an RV place should be able to do that for 
> > you if you don't do it yourself. Also, just like with outdoor water 
> > spigots, I think you should be able to tighten down the nut that 
> > holds the packing (or
> maybe
> > an o-ring) in place to tighten it. It should be imminently 
> > rebuildable though unless something is actually broken.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 6:20 AM Bill Berg 
> > <overthehillbill@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I have a leaky left stove burner control valve, can't seem to find 
> >> replacement, or cure the leak. Any suggestion's. I figure if 
> >> nothing
> else ,
> >> will have to find a metric plug for the left line.
> >>
>